Dr. Fuhrman's scientifically proven system enables you to finally conquer your cravings and food addictions, while steering your taste buds toward healthier food choices. Medical research proves that this is the most effective weight loss method ever studied. But be aware of the side effects...you may experience reversal of diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes, and you will feel better than ever before!

5 out of 5 stars

This book brought great health to me and my family

By
Thomas
on
07-07-10

The End of Dieting

How to Live for Life

By:
Joel Fuhrman

Narrated by:
Joel Fuhrman,
Chris Sorensen

Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
515

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
453

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
444

In
The End of Dieting, Joel Fuhrman M.D., a board–certified family physician who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional and natural methods, and #1
New York Times best-selling author of
Eat to Live,Super Immunity and
The End of Diabetes, delivers a powerful paradigm-shifting book that shows us how and why we never need to diet again.

5 out of 5 stars

Read Eat to Live first

By
Laura Z
on
03-30-14

Super Immunity

A Breakthrough Program to Boost the Body's Defenses and Stay Healthy All Year Round

By:
Joel Fuhrman

Narrated by:
Ned Sparrow

Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
511

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
435

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
432

Why do some of us get sick with greater frequency than others? What makes us more susceptible to illness? Are we doomed to get sick when our coworkers and family members do? Is there a secret to staying healthy? Joel Fuhrman, M.D., a leading expert and board-certified medical specialist in prevention and reversing disease, offers a comprehensive guide to superior health.

4 out of 5 stars

Great Program but Where are the PDFs?

By
Amazon Customer
on
10-02-11

The End of Diabetes

The Eat to Live Plan to Prevent and Reverse Diabetes

By:
Joel Fuhrman

Narrated by:
Joel Fuhrman,
Chris Sorensen

Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
379

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
326

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
320

Despite what you might have heard, diabetes is not a lifelong condition. It does not have to shorten your life span or result in high blood pressure, heart disease, kidney failure, blindness, or other life-threatening ailments. In fact, most diabetics can get off medication and become 100 percent healthy in just a few simple steps. In
The End of Diabetes, Dr. Joel Fuhrman shows how you can prevent and reverse diabetes and its related symptoms and lose weight in the process.

4 out of 5 stars

Great book, lousy narration

By
Will Blouin
on
03-30-16

Fast Food Genocide

How Processed Food Is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It

By:
Joel Fuhrman,
Robert Phillips

Narrated by:
Tim Andres Pabon

Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
201

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
175

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
174

We're eating our way to discomfort, unhappiness, disease, and premature death. Revered nutrition and health expert, PBS personality, and best-selling author of
Eat to Live,
Super Immunity, and
The End of Diabetes, Dr. Joel Fuhrman delivers a hard-hitting, culture-shifting examination of the role fast and processed food plays in our nation's health crisis and offers a program to help us discover a lasting solution, including a two-week meal plan and 80 recipes.

5 out of 5 stars

great information

By
Eerimoss
on
11-23-17

The End of Heart Disease

The Eat to Live Plan to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease

By:
Joel Fuhrman

Narrated by:
John Pruden

Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
284

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
247

Story

5 out of 5 stars
243

Dr. Joel Fuhrman, one of the country's leading experts on preventative medicine, offers his science-backed nutritional plan that addresses the leading cause of death in America: heart disease. An expert in the science of food, Dr. Fuhrman speaks directly to listeners who want to take control of their health and avoid taking medication or undergoing complicated, expensive surgery - the two standard treatments prescribed today.

5 out of 5 stars

A Breakthrough in Medicine

By
NASRULLA
on
04-17-16

Eat for Health

Lose Weight - Keep It Off - Look Younger - Live Longer

By:
Joel Fuhrman M.D.

Narrated by:
Dr. Ned Sparrow

Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
451

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
303

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
304

Dr. Fuhrman's scientifically proven system enables you to finally conquer your cravings and food addictions, while steering your taste buds toward healthier food choices. Medical research proves that this is the most effective weight loss method ever studied. But be aware of the side effects...you may experience reversal of diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes, and you will feel better than ever before!

5 out of 5 stars

This book brought great health to me and my family

By
Thomas
on
07-07-10

The End of Dieting

How to Live for Life

By:
Joel Fuhrman

Narrated by:
Joel Fuhrman,
Chris Sorensen

Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
515

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
453

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
444

In
The End of Dieting, Joel Fuhrman M.D., a board–certified family physician who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional and natural methods, and #1
New York Times best-selling author of
Eat to Live,Super Immunity and
The End of Diabetes, delivers a powerful paradigm-shifting book that shows us how and why we never need to diet again.

5 out of 5 stars

Read Eat to Live first

By
Laura Z
on
03-30-14

Super Immunity

A Breakthrough Program to Boost the Body's Defenses and Stay Healthy All Year Round

By:
Joel Fuhrman

Narrated by:
Ned Sparrow

Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
511

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
435

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
432

Why do some of us get sick with greater frequency than others? What makes us more susceptible to illness? Are we doomed to get sick when our coworkers and family members do? Is there a secret to staying healthy? Joel Fuhrman, M.D., a leading expert and board-certified medical specialist in prevention and reversing disease, offers a comprehensive guide to superior health.

4 out of 5 stars

Great Program but Where are the PDFs?

By
Amazon Customer
on
10-02-11

The End of Diabetes

The Eat to Live Plan to Prevent and Reverse Diabetes

By:
Joel Fuhrman

Narrated by:
Joel Fuhrman,
Chris Sorensen

Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
379

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
326

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
320

Despite what you might have heard, diabetes is not a lifelong condition. It does not have to shorten your life span or result in high blood pressure, heart disease, kidney failure, blindness, or other life-threatening ailments. In fact, most diabetics can get off medication and become 100 percent healthy in just a few simple steps. In
The End of Diabetes, Dr. Joel Fuhrman shows how you can prevent and reverse diabetes and its related symptoms and lose weight in the process.

4 out of 5 stars

Great book, lousy narration

By
Will Blouin
on
03-30-16

Fast Food Genocide

How Processed Food Is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It

By:
Joel Fuhrman,
Robert Phillips

Narrated by:
Tim Andres Pabon

Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
201

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
175

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
174

We're eating our way to discomfort, unhappiness, disease, and premature death. Revered nutrition and health expert, PBS personality, and best-selling author of
Eat to Live,
Super Immunity, and
The End of Diabetes, Dr. Joel Fuhrman delivers a hard-hitting, culture-shifting examination of the role fast and processed food plays in our nation's health crisis and offers a program to help us discover a lasting solution, including a two-week meal plan and 80 recipes.

5 out of 5 stars

great information

By
Eerimoss
on
11-23-17

The End of Heart Disease

The Eat to Live Plan to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease

By:
Joel Fuhrman

Narrated by:
John Pruden

Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
284

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
247

Story

5 out of 5 stars
243

Dr. Joel Fuhrman, one of the country's leading experts on preventative medicine, offers his science-backed nutritional plan that addresses the leading cause of death in America: heart disease. An expert in the science of food, Dr. Fuhrman speaks directly to listeners who want to take control of their health and avoid taking medication or undergoing complicated, expensive surgery - the two standard treatments prescribed today.

5 out of 5 stars

A Breakthrough in Medicine

By
NASRULLA
on
04-17-16

The Pleasure Trap

Mastering the Hidden Force That Undermines Health & Happiness

By:
Douglas J. Lisle,
Alan Goldhamer

Narrated by:
Chef AJ

Length: 9 hrs

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
163

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
137

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
136

The authors offer unique insights into the factors that make us susceptible to dietary and lifestyle excesses and present ways to restore the biological processes designed by nature to keep us running at maximum efficiency and vitality.

5 out of 5 stars

The single best read on healthy living

By
Erin Greener
on
07-11-18

Whole

Rethinking the Science of Nutrition

By:
T. Colin Campbell PhD/PhD,
Howard Jacobson

Narrated by:
Don Hagen

Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,256

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,101

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,087

In
The China Study, T. Colin Campbell revolutionized the way we think about our food with the evidence that a whole food, plant-based diet is the healthiest way to eat. Now, in
Whole, he explains the science behind that evidence, the ways our current scientific paradigm ignores the fascinating complexity of the human body, and why, if we have such overwhelming evidence that everything we think we know about nutrition is wrong, our eating habits haven’t changed.

1 out of 5 stars

Not what you think it is

By
Sara
on
02-26-14

Disease-Proof Your Child

Feeding Kids Right

By:
Joel Fuhrman M.D.

Narrated by:
Marie Caliendo

Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
127

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
81

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
80

Dr. Fuhrman presents the fascinating science that demonstrates how the current epidemic of adult cancers and other diseases is most closely linked to what we eat in the first quarter of life. He explains how a nutrient-rich diet increases a child's resistance to common childhood illnesses like asthma, ear infections, and allergies.

5 out of 5 stars

Easy listen and applicable to life.

By
Renee C.
on
02-05-13

How Not to Die

Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease

By:
Michael Greger MD,
Gene Stone

Narrated by:
Michael Greger MD

Length: 17 hrs and 9 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
7,268

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
6,525

Story

5 out of 5 stars
6,446

From the physician behind the wildly popular website
Nutrition Facts,
How Not to Die reveals the groundbreaking scientific evidence behind the only diet that can prevent and reverse many of the causes of disease-related death.

5 out of 5 stars

A stunningly important book

By
Being
on
12-29-15

The China Study, Revised and Expanded Edition

The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-Term Health

By:
T. Colin Campbell PhD,
Thomas M. Campbell II MD

Narrated by:
Dan Woren

Length: 18 hrs and 2 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
1,354

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
1,195

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,186

More than 30 years ago, nutrition researcher T. Colin Campbell and his team at Cornell University, in partnership with teams in China and England, embarked upon the most comprehensive study ever undertaken of the relationship between diet and the risk of developing disease. What they found, when combined with findings in Campbell's laboratory, opened their eyes to the dangers of a diet high in animal protein and the unparalleled health benefits of a whole foods, plant-based diet.

4 out of 5 stars

Great, but need PDF with exhibits

By
Chris
on
05-29-17

The Starch Solution

Eat the Foods You Love, Regain Your Health, and Lose the Weight for Good!

By:
John McDougall,
Mary McDougall

Narrated by:
Stephen R. Thorne

Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
562

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
487

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
488

From Atkins to Dukan, fear of the almighty carb has taken over the diet industry for the past few decades - even the mere mention of a starch-heavy food is enough to trigger an avalanche of shame and longing. But the truth is, carbs are not the enemy. Now, best-selling author John A. McDougall, MD, and his kitchen-savvy wife, Mary, prove that a starch-rich diet can actually help us lose weight, prevent a variety of ills, and even cure common diseases.

4 out of 5 stars

Great For Vegetarians Looking to Improve Health

By
Natshell
on
07-06-17

31-Day Food Revolution

Heal Your Body, Feel Great, and Transform Your World

By:
Ocean Robbins,
Joel Fuhrman - foreword

Narrated by:
Ocean Robbins

Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
10

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
7

Story

5 out of 5 stars
7

The 31-Day Food Revolution is an eater's guide to liberation from a toxic food world. It offers an action plan for eating food that's healthy, ethical, sustainable, and delicious. Robbins reveals dark secrets the food industry doesn't want you to know that are making you sick. And he shows you how - in just 31 days - you can use the restorative power of foods to heal your gut, lose excess weight, and lower your risk for disease - all while contributing to a healthier planet.

Could that glass of milk affect your memory? Is that aluminum can increasing your risk for Alzheimer's disease? Can a banana be a brain booster? Everyone knows that good nutrition supports your heart and overall health, but did you know that certain foods can protect your brain and optimize its function? In
Power Foods for the Brain, Dr. Neal Barnard reveals the suprising mealtime choices that can make a major difference in preserving and enhancing memory and brain health.

4 out of 5 stars

Audio Book Needs a PDF cookbook attachment

By
Debra
on
04-11-13

Undo It!

How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases

By:
Dean Ornish,
Anne Ornish

Narrated by:
Dean Ornish,
Anne Ornish

Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
64

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
56

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
54

Fight cancer, diabetes, heart disease, weight gain, and even the aging process itself with one simple, scientifically proven plan to reverse disease - as well as prevent and reduce symptoms - from the world-renowned pioneer of lifestyle medicine.

5 out of 5 stars

Finally clear facts against all the Keto lies

By
Daniel
on
01-27-19

The Cheese Trap

How Breaking a Surprising Addiction Will Help You Lose Weight, Gain Energy, and Get Healthy

By:
Neal D Barnard,
Marilu Henner - foreword

Narrated by:
Joe Knezevich

Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
351

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
300

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
301

We've been told that dairy does a body good, but the truth is that cheese can be dangerous. Loaded with calories, fat, and cholesterol, cheese can make you gain weight and leads to a host of health problems like high blood pressure and arthritis. Worse, it contains mild opiates that make it addictive, triggering the same brain receptors as heroin and morphine. In
The Cheese Trap, Dr. Neal Barnard presents a comprehensive program to help listeners break free of their cheese addiction.

Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina explore the health benefits of vegan diets compared to other dietary choices; explain protein and amino acid requirements at various stages of life; describe fats and essential fatty acids and their value in plant-based diets; investigate carbohydrate facts and fallacies; reveal the truth about wheat, gluten, and grains; pinpoint where to obtain calcium, iron, zinc, and other minerals without animal products; clarify the importance of obtaining vitamin B12; and show how to attain optimal nutrition during pregnancy and lactation.

Food over Medicine

The Conversation That Could Save Your Life

By:
Pamela A. Popper,
Glen Merzer

Narrated by:
Julie Eickhoff,
Dan Rollins

Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
109

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
95

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
92

Overmedicated, overfed, and malnourished, most Americans fail to realize the answer to lower disease rates doesn't lie in more pills but in the foods we eat. With so much misleading nutritional information regarded as common knowledge, from "everything in moderation" to "avoid carbs", the average American is ill-equipped to recognize the deadly force of abundant, cheap, unhealthy food options that not only offer no nutritional benefits but actually bring on disease.

5 out of 5 stars

Informative despite controversies

By
NASRULLA
on
09-12-17

Publisher's Summary

Please Note: This is the 2011 revised edition of this title.

When Mehmet Oz has a patient whose life depends on losing weight, he calls on Joel Fuhrman, M.D. In Eat to Live: The Revolutionary Formula for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss, Dr. Fuhrman offers his healthy, effective, and scientifically proven plan for shedding radical amounts of weight quickly, and keeping it off.

This is a book that will let you live longer, reduce your need for medications, and improve your health dramatically. It is a book that will change the way you want to eat. Most importantly, if you follow the Eat to Live diet, you will lose weight faster than you ever thought possible.

The facts of what's healthy, and what's killing us

I was wary about downloading this audiobook based on the two poor reviews. Fortunately, I checked amazon's reviews and found over 270 5-star, more thorough reviews. I downloaded and listened to this audiobook during each gym workout. I was blown away by the wealth of research and results given in this book.

Let me quickly address the two reviews given here. Marianne, you're right when you say the recipes are not included in the audiobook version. However, very early in the audiobook, Dr. Fuhrman announces a website - his own website if I recall correctly - which apparently has a wealth of recipes along with a forum to connect to other users. Because I was in the middle of a gym workout, I wasn't able to write it down and will have to go back to it to obtain the address.

Rob, either you reviewed the wrong audiobook, or there's another reason for your inaccurate review that you haven't shared with us. I paid close attention and don't recall hearing even one mention of "miraculous". In fact, the only fad-type talk I heard was when Dr. Fuhrman was revealing the deception behind fad diets! And you mention how his quoting of medical studies turns you off... it's called supporting evidence. And unlike fad diets and so much of the confusing, conflicting information we receive, Dr. Fuhrman referenced a vast amount of credible sources with conclusive results. Lastly, I question your sincerity of actually listening to/reading this book. The whole point of the book is there is no miracle or way to cheat to lose weight. In fact, Dr. Fuhrman repeatedly reminds us that while short-term, immediate results are often favored by people looking to lose weight, the real importance are the long-term effects on our health and lives. That's precisely why the book is called, "Eat To LIVE".

Extreme Transformative Information

If you are looking for a book about healthy eating and how to transform your health this is it. I won't say that this plant based eating program is easy to follow. It is foreign thinking in the world of the high fat, high protein, high sugar, refined foods of the American diet.

To me, it is simple to do at home where you can control what foods you stock in your kitchen--but the minute you leave the house for work or whatever it becomes more difficult. I'm just being very honest here--not negative. It is a definitely doable eating formula-- but it takes some planning and work to accomplish. That said--this eating style will transform how you feel. That transformation and renewed health then becomes the motivation to continue the program and work at all the changes required.

The book is clear, positive and informative. Dr Fuhrman is an MD with a proven track record at motivating change in his patients. The program is extreme--but the book explains the whys and hows and the reasons behind the theory. To my mind even if you take away only half of what is offered here you will be better off. But be aware this plan requires that you rethink everything you think you know about food and healthy eating.

Sound Nutrition Advice - No PDF with menus, recipe

Sound program - difficult to follow but the improvements you experience happen so quickly and are so dramatic it does seem miraculous.

The reason I gave this only 4 stars is that I consider it to be incomplete. If you intend to really follow this program you will have to buy the book as well.

I think it is unfair to audible customers that some of the key charts and tables, the menus and recipes in the book that are necessary to fully implement this program are not provided to audible readers in a PDF.

Have lost 33 pounds so far.

In 28 days, my blood pressure went from 139 over 85 to 113 over 65. I lost 23 pounds, sleep better and feel amazing. My blood sugar (on meds) would spike up to 13.3 and at the end of 28 days... 5.4 (I am now off meds but am still monitoring - If I cheat, my levels rise - we are what we eat)

Do NOT underestimate how potentially powerful this eating system can be, if you first understand it, and second, follow it. I recently had my blood pressure checked again, and with activity, it was 120 over 68.

Not bad at all considering. Read it, understand it, use it and enjoy weight loss feeling full with more foor than are before I started this diet and now enjoy amazing health results. (When I first started this system of eating, I weighed in at 303 pounds)

Really Good Information

Enjoyed listening to it (didn't think I would). The information really 'clicked' in my head and am walking away feeling more knowledgeable about nutrition. I don't know, maybe this time I was ready to 'hear' it. I am annoyed that the recipes are not included and maybe Audible should mention that in the description. I'm a foodie and I probably would have bought the book instead of the audio version because of it. I emailed Dr. Fuhrmans' website stating I bought the audio book from this site and if they had a link to the recipes. Nope. Bummer. You have to become a member and pay a monthly fee for access.... not. I guess if I search the WWW I'll find something (or I guess I'll buy the darn book) :o). Nonetheless... This audio book is great. Recommended.

Miraculous is the word.

I have been following the Eat To Live regimen for two years. I have never before been able to lose weight so effortlessly... my migraines are gone... I cured my high cholesterol in 30 days... my mother cured her high blood pressure and angina in 6 months. I love eating the Eat To Live way and would never go back to old habits. For those who have an open mind and a sense of purpose, Eat To Live is miraculous indeed. Also read The China Study by T.Colin Campbell and Dr. Fuhrman's Nutritional Excellence.

The Best of Nutritional Science

Would you listen to Eat to Live again? Why?

Yes, in fact I've listened to it a couple of times and physically read it 4 times! It is the absolute best summary of what is currently known in nutritional science today. The back of the book has over 1,000 scientific references so you can double check what the author says and see that it is indeed based on science, not just his opinion. I have personally gone back to the original research articles in several instances and especially in those areas which sounded the most different from previous info I had heard or read, and checked out the reliability of his statements. He proved to be true in every instance! In fact, in a couple of cases his explanation of what the study found was better than the abstract of the original article itself. This author has true intellectual and scientific integrity.

What other book might you compare Eat to Live to and why?

The China Study, as it's written by a Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry and is very solidly scientifically based, and comes to basically the same conclusions about what foods are best for humans to eat, and what should be avoided, and why.

What about Joel Fuhrman???s performance did you like?

He has a very friendly congenial sounding voice and is easy to relate to.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

When I first read this book (after checking out a few sources to be sure of its accuracy), I felt like jumping for joy! I had found the ultimate prize among nutritional books. Prior to reading this I was probably one of the leading authorities on foods, nutritional supplements, vitamins, minerals and herbs and why they were good for you. After reading this my knowledge base was expanded Considerably, far more than I would have thought possible. This is the cat's meow of books on what to eat and why it's good for you, with clear explanations, and examples of people's health improving (not just losing weight) from many annoying chronic health conditions.

Any additional comments?

If you care about your health, and especially if you have any chronic health conditions (CAD, diabetes, arthritis, RA, sarcoidosis, etc.) read this book, at a minimum it will (if you follow the dietary and lifestyle changes it advocates) make you feel much better, and be able to function at a higher level!

Too Repetative for Audio Format

Any additional comments?

I believe what this book preaches, except it suffers from the fact that there is actually not a ton of things to say, but has been inflated to be long enough to warrant being a book. It is easier to take in paperback, because you can skip the repetitive parts, but with audio books, you cannot.

12 of 16 people found this review helpful

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4 out of 5 stars

Amazon Customer

12-28-12

Eye opening

Joel Furhman's Eat to Live was my very first audiobook about nutrition and healthy living. It was an eye opening experience, finding out about all the toxic chemicals we consume day in, day out, through refined foods. While the title of this book focuses on the weight loss aspect, it is definitely worth mentioning that sticking to the plan proposed in this book will not only help you lose weight, it will fill you up with energy and make you much, much healthier. I'm very reluctant to believe in such 'promises' myself, yet listening to this audiobook and sticking to the plan has certainly done both of the above for me. (I don't even get migraines anymore now)

I have given the book 4 stars only because it is dry at some points, especially at the beginning where it focuses a lot on cancer research and studies.

All in all, I recommend this book to anyone who is ready to make some permanent, positive changes in their life, or is simply interested in the science behind nutrition.

9 of 9 people found this review helpful

Overall

4 out of 5 stars

Performance

2 out of 5 stars

Story

4 out of 5 stars

G. Kemp

03-04-14

Facts and tips excellent, delivery not so

What did you like most about Eat to Live?

All the points made were back up by well established fact and studies. Not just one study to prove one point, but multiple studies reviewed to produce recommendations. These are not the single sided arguments found in today brainwashing biased media.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Eat to Live?

The facts about protein levels in vegetables compared to meet and dairy.

Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Joel Fuhrman?

I've seen Dr Fuhrman in interviews and I think he is a wonderful man doing real good in the world, but unfortunately the narration of this book is disjointed, stuttered and mistakes are made regularly. I think I would have cast someone like Joaquin Phoenix or another vegan/vegetarian actor used to giving monologues.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

An elephant is vegan, how do you think it got so big if you think veggies do not contain protein?

Any additional comments?

Great ideas and i'm looking forward to beginning the diet.

6 of 7 people found this review helpful

Overall

2 out of 5 stars

Performance

1 out of 5 stars

Story

5 out of 5 stars

Mary Wehner

04-14-16

Great content - horrible delivery

What did you like best about Eat to Live? What did you like least?

I have both the book and the audiobook. If I hadn't already read a lot of the book, I honestly would have had trouble following the narration. I have English as a first language, so that is not a factor here.

It is painfully obvious upon listening to the flow of the narration that Dr. Fuhrman never read it aloud a few times first - just to get familiar with speaking the text. I felt I was listening to a 10 year old trying to read a complicated medical journal in front of the class!

Misread words aren't edited out, he just tries it again.

There are breaks in the narration for seconds at a time, obviously waiting for a stop clock of some sort to cue the next sentence.

Dr. Fuhrman slurs his speech by dropping consonants at the start and end of words (how does a doctor get "disease" to come out as "issease"?), and then the next line is dictated with two seconds between many of the words.

The "whistle sound of SSS" is most irritating and the volume varies too much for an audiobook, which is delivered directly into the ear!

The last words of the chapter roll together with the title of the next chapter! Seriously?? The new chaper is never announced.

The message in the book is exciting - nutrition from natural plant foods is the way to great health and weight, however, all that is negated by the irritation caused by the appalling delivery.

I kept wondering if Dr. Fuhrman was "under the influence" when he was recording this, but decided that he couldn't be over such a long period of time.

Maybe the author insisted on earning an extra few bucks for narrating his own book, but his talent is medicine, not narration. "Horses for courses" as they say!

What did you like best about this story?

The information on nutrition is excellent and he has very good arguments for the nutritarian lifestyle.

Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Joel Fuhrman?

Anybody...please...Audible has the best narrators in the business so I'm at a loss as to why this got through quality control!

If this book were a film would you go see it?

Um! It is already a film but if I mention where, Audible will reject my review because I name an outside source. His delivery wasn't any bit better there by the way, so no, I won't be rushing out to see anything.

Any additional comments?

I'm so frustrated at the deliver of this book that I can't even finish it. I'm seriously considering returning it. I had thought to buy his audiobook Super Immunity, but when I listened to the sample of it here, there was Dr. Fuhrman again, speaking more clearly, I'll grant you, but no sample of Ned Sparrow. I'm not taking the chance!

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01-04-19

Brilliant Book

This is the most impressive book on diet that I have ever listened too. Highly recommended.

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Paul

11-24-18

Lettuce lover

Useful info. Basically, be a raw vegan is the advice. Dr. F knows his stuff and seems to care.

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willowes

09-04-18

eat to live

A great book very informitive. leaned a lot frim it. well read nice and clear.

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Joe Doyle

08-16-18

Enjoyed this book very much

Loved it. The Narrator fluffed his lines a few times but that added to the book. Really enjoyed it and will now look for more books from this author.

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Bikerdyke

08-07-18

Good info but hindered by the teller

Joe Fuhrman May be an outstanding doctor, but he is a terrible reader which, for me, made the book too annoying to listen to.Sad, but true.

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Mr. Andrew Scott

07-03-18

absolutely outstanding

I must have read every book on diet and nutrition but this is by far the best. Joel's sincerity and integrity shine through and the way of eating he proposes is actually so we and really works.

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lazyjim

06-22-18

This book has helped me turn a corner

I grew up with two working parents eating freezer food. Last year I watched my mother die of cancer and I believe her diet was the overriding factor.

I had terrible eating habits and this book was the right book for me to explain exactly how important diet is.

If you need to know why then this is the book for you. I follow this books dietary instructions to the letter in the week and ease of at the weekend. A month in I've lost a stone, I'm full of motivation including exercise and feel like it has completely changed my attitude to food.

Thank you.

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Amazon Customer

11-09-17

The must read book if you want to regain health

This book outlines a real way to regain health. After years of following a 'Good Australian Diet', I was overweight, unfit and unwell. Forks Over Knives put me onto a better track, but this book is better. It explains many of the many fallacies and half truths (including the food pyramid that I had been taught as a youngster) and that I had accepted without question as the basis of good diet. The only disappointment with this audible purchase is that you do not get the recipes with audible's pdf supplement. That said I would not have bought the book, but having listened to it I most certainly will. The author's reading style is engaging and lively. I thoroughly recommend this book.

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Amazon Customer

10-01-17

Best Book on Health

I’ll be re-reading this one after hearing about it on a podcast. Best advice for this generation and simple to understand!

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Anonymous User

01-30-19

health never came this easy before!

Having been vegan for many years my health started to deteriorate but just tweeking my diet and getting rid of processed food and increasing my nutrition I feel so much more alive and energised. Thank you Dr Fuhrman !

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Simon J. Baker

11-20-18

I think I've found the solution.

After years of yoyoing weight, just one week following the recommendations have made me decide that this is it, this is the way I will live the rest is my life. With the occasional cheat of course but this way is now my only way. Thank you Dr Fuhrman for showing me the light.

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Robyn Clelland

07-03-18

Some of the info/claims are outdated & untrue.

The info on whole plant based foods was great. But other info out of date.